Leviticus 21 · Verse 24

Leviticus 21:24

And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
Leviticus 21:24, King James Version

Leviticus 21:24 in other translations

BSBMoses told this to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.
WEBSo Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
ASVSo Moses spake unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
YLTAnd Moses speaketh unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the sons of Israel.
DARBYAnd Moses told it to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
BBEThese are the words which Moses said to Aaron and to his sons and to all the children of Israel.
WebsterAnd Moses told it to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.

What does Leviticus 21:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 21:16-24

16-24. Whosoever he be ... hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God--As visible things exert a strong influence on the minds of men, any physical infirmity or malformation of body in the ministers of religion, which disturbs the associations or excites ridicule, tends to detract from the weight and authority of the sacred office. Priests laboring under any personal defect were not allowed…

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Leviticus 21:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.Berand he spokeH1696
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
בָּנָ֑יוba.Navsons hisH1121
וְאֶֽל\־ve.'el-and toH413
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
בְּנֵ֖יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \פYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for Leviticus 21:24

  • 1 Timothy 1:18

    This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

  • Colossians 4:17

    And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

  • 2 Timothy 2:2

    And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

  • Malachi 2:1-7

    And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it. And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. …

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Aaron.
Mal 2:1-7; Col 4:17; 1Ti 1:18; 2Ti 2:2

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Context

  • Leviticus 21:23

    Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the Lord do sanctify them.

  • Leviticus 21:24

    And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.

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Leviticus 21:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Moisés habló esto á Aarón, y á sus hijos, y á todos los hijos de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Moïse parla ainsi à Aaron et à ses fils, et à tous les fils d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und so redete Mose zu Aaron und zu seinen Söhnen und zu allen Kindern Israel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Locutus est ergo Moyses ad Aaron, et ad filios ejus, et ad omnem Israël cuncta quæ fuerant sibi imperata.